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ScoutMello

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    Americanos 1997-1999, Madison Scouts 2000-2001, Chops Inc. 2008-2010,2012, Govenaires 2010, Minnesota Brass 2012
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  1. The average person uses Google for everything, and if the link presented by google doesn't work, they're not going to go through any effort to figure out where the content is they were trying to get to. This is bad for DCI as it means people clicking on DCI content aren't getting to it. Less eyes on their pages is bad. The perception that DCI's website doesn't work is bad. Invalidating all the search engine weight that has developed on DCI.org's existing links is bad. (The 'new' links are probably showing up in Google search results, but not on the first page. If it's not on the first page, it might as well not exist) Say someone has a particular article bookmarked. Well, now that bookmark is broken. Bad user experience all around. On the web, friction is your worst enemy. You want your content to be as easy to get to as possible. The more speed bumps people hit trying to get to your content, the more people give up and do something else. Also, there shouldn't be a transition period. You develop the new site, test it, then flip the switch and redirect traffic. If your new site doesn't have these kinds of details squared away, then you shouldn't be flipping the switch.
  2. No, it's not. You are free to believe and practice whatever faith you want. When you provide a public service, you are expected to provide it to the public. Not a subset of the public you happen to agree with. Either provide the public service, or do not. That is your freedom, and that is as far as it extends. By being expected to respect civil rights, you are not being discriminated against. You are being required to adhere to the generally agreed upon social contracts set by the society you are a part of. You are not being asked to change your beliefs. You are not being barred from practicing your faith. All that is being asked is that you tolerate people different from you just enough that everyone can get through their day unmolested. It's funny how 'tolerance' can have such negative connotations for people in these discussions, when it's really such a low bar to expect. You don't have to love everyone. You don't even have to like everyone. You just need to tolerate them. That's it. Tolerate. "allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one does not necessarily like or agree with) without interference."
  3. I brought this up on Facebook in response to Dann Petersen. I also agree it merits it's own thread.
  4. I do not expect DCI to relocate as a result of this legislation. I fully recognize that such action is practically unfeasible. I do hope that DCI makes it very clear to their contacts in Indianapolis that they have received significant feedback from their customer base about this legislation, that it puts DCI in a difficult decision, and it may have negative financial repercussions for both DCI and local Indianapolis businesses. Will it matter? Not on it's own. But it adds a voice to the chorus of those opposing this legislation. Speaking out matters. There is also the concern that this legislation increases the risk for performing members (and staff/spectators) to end up in hostile, potentially dangerous situations. Thats a concern I hope DCI is voicing to whomever they interact with at the local/state level in Indiana.
  5. I don't think this is something for DCI to dictate, and instead is up to each member corps to decide on their own. Some corps are populist, some corps are cerebral, and the activity is better for the diversity.
  6. So it's bad to celebrate someone who: Starts playing piano at age 4 Composes their first piece at age 13 Is granted early admission to the Tisch School of Arts (NYU) Becomes one of the most successful music professionals in the world Something tells me we could do worse for a role model. Also, you might want to consider that her performances are just as much satire of pop music as they are examples of it. So... you picked a really bad example here.
  7. From what I recall, attendance numbers for the event have been steadily dropping year over year. (Which is why it's no longer a full-roster show)
  8. This is incredibly dismissive. An average horn player will do an average job on that solo. A horn player playing that solo beautifully deserves the same respect as a baritone player playing it beautifully. You also come across as ignorant of the details of Horn. It's widely regarded as the most difficult brass instrument to master for a reason. Here's one tip: The fundamental of a F Horn is actually lower than that of a baritone/trombone. So when your baritone is playing 'pretty high up' to cover that solo, it's also 'pretty high up' for the horn player. The difference is, that's the range horn players are usually playing in: Three to four octaves above the fundamental. Think about playing your instrument that far up in the partial series. Think about the difficulty in slotting notes, of intonation, of tone quality. That is what horn players deal with from day one of playing the thing.
  9. Something we need to keep in mind from a logistical perspective: Where are potential new members coming from? BOA. They're coming from high school and college marching programs. We no longer have the depth in the activity that lends to internal progression. The concept of a 'feeder corps' is pretty much dead. The activity is no longer in a state where young people join up with their local corps to get their feet wet and then move to the 'big leagues' of DCI. They're going from their high school programs to the corps of their choice. So that being the case, it is practically inevitable for DCI to adjust to the experiences and expectations of their potential recruits.
  10. 4,000 responses in this poll is still irrelevant, as the polling population is self-selecting from a very specific group, and thus would be extremely biased. Even if you got a response from every single user registered to DCP, it would still be worthless to assess anything more than "What do DCP forum members think?"
  11. Obviously someone currently involved in the activity does, or else the proposal wouldn't have passed.
  12. Drum Corps simply isn't big enough to support something like this. The 'MBI' acronym is already taken. By a drum corps. On a serious note, something like this is really a non-starter. Drum Corps simply isn't big enough to support this kind of thing. Fracturing is the last thing it needs.
  13. This will shrink the audience and potential performer pool. We've seen bits of shows cut from recordings due to rights issues, and more importantly, people CARE that those bits are missing. Playing music that is currently culturally relevant is something that needs to continue. Corps that don't live within their means fold. There is no reason to make a rule that says "Don't fold or we'll cut you"
  14. Hope no one from the IRS is reading this. Thats just what corps need right now: AUDITS.
  15. Apologies, for some reason I read it as a discussion of judging execution vs design. I misread and retract.
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